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From: rkarlqu@hpscdc.HP.COM (Rick Karlquist)
Newsgroups: sci.electronics
Subject: Origin of the name "BNC" connector
Message-ID: <5770015@hpscdc.HP.COM>
Date: 25 Jan 89 19:46:06 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard, Santa Clara Div.
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According to connector folklore, there were two guys at Bell Labs or maybe
it was MIT Rad Lab whose names started with N and C, and Mr. N invented
the type N connector and Mr. C invented the type C connector and they both
worked on the BNC/TNC series.  (The B means bayonet and T means threaded).
Does anyone out there remember the full name of Mr. N and Mr. C?
Was Mr. N named Nichols?  Can anyone give more accurate info on this?

                                       Rick Karlquist
                                       HP Santa Clara
                                       rkarlqu%hpscdc@hplabs.hp.com